Transposons Are

question 9

Multiple Choice

Transposons are:

• A) Circular structures present in bacteria that contain genes encoding proteins and RNA and have the capacity to self-replicate and portion into daughter cells during cellular division
• B) DNA elements that encode transposition and excision function and can transpose from one place on the chromosome to another
• C) Genetic elements capable of integrating resistance genes (cassettes) by an integron-encoded, site-specific recombinase
• D) DNA elements found in bacteria that carry genes only for the enzymes needed to promote their own transposition

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